New research shows that some geckos actually have a sixth sense that lets them pick up on vibrations in the world around them ...

COLUMN. Saccules, vesicles in the inner ear, enable the lizard to 'hear' soundless vibrations at very low frequencies.

Like other lizards, tokay geckos (Gekko gecko) have hearing that's specialized towards higher frequency sounds – they're most sensitive between 1,600 and 2,000 Hertz, but can hear beyond 5,000 Hertz.

Researchers at the University of Maryland have found that geckos utilize a mechanism typically linked to balance to detect ...

The brightly spotted tokay gecko (Gekko gecko) appears to have a hidden sensory talent akin to a “sixth sense”. The geckos can use a part of the inner ear associated with maintaining balance and body ...

The brightly spotted tokay gecko (Gekko gecko) appears to have a hidden sensory talent akin to a “sixth sense”. The geckos can use a part of the inner ear associated with maintaining balance ...

The paper is titled "Auditory pathway for detection of vibration in the tokay gecko." According to the researchers, this special "sixth sense" also plays a complementary role to the geckos' normal ...

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The paper, “Auditory pathway for detection of vibration in the tokay gecko,” was published in Current Biology on October 4, 2024 This research was supported by the National Institutes of ...